This paper investigates the classical magnetoresistance of Weyl metals, where the electron Fermi surface possesses nonzero Berry curvature fluxes. These systems can exhibit large negative magnetoresistance with unusual anisotropy depending on the angle between electric and magnetic fields. This phenomenon is attributed to the chiral anomaly in electron transport theory.
Weyl semimetals, characterized by Dirac points, are studied as their metallic counterparts, Weyl metals, where Dirac points are hidden within the Fermi surface. The paper shows that these materials can exhibit large negative magnetoresistance with unusual anisotropy. Additionally, new types of plasma waves are found in these systems.
The semiclassical Boltzmann kinetic equation is used to describe electron transport in metals at low magnetic fields and high temperatures. The anomalous term in the equation, proportional to the Berry curvature, is crucial for the chiral anomaly. The Berry curvature is divergence-free except at isolated points in momentum space, associated with band degeneracies.
The paper derives the kinetic equation for the distribution function in the presence of electric and magnetic fields, showing that the number of particles in each valley is not conserved due to the chiral anomaly. This anomaly leads to a negative magnetoresistance, which is an increasing function of the magnetic field. The conductivity tensor's components are analyzed, with the anomaly-related contribution dominating at small magnetic fields.
The chiral anomaly is shown to result in a unique mechanism for negative magnetoresistance. The paper also discusses the difference between anomaly-related and conventional Drude contributions to the conductivity tensor. For anisotropic Fermi surfaces, the anomaly-related contribution can be significant, and the conductivity tensor's components depend on the magnetic field.
The paper also explores the existence of new plasma waves in Weyl metals, with frequencies dependent on the magnetic field and temperature. The results are valid for Weyl metals with preserved time-reversal symmetry, while systems without such symmetry allow different contributions to the conductivity.
The study highlights the importance of the chiral anomaly in Weyl metals, leading to unusual transport properties and new types of plasma waves. The findings are supported by theoretical models and comparisons with experimental data.This paper investigates the classical magnetoresistance of Weyl metals, where the electron Fermi surface possesses nonzero Berry curvature fluxes. These systems can exhibit large negative magnetoresistance with unusual anisotropy depending on the angle between electric and magnetic fields. This phenomenon is attributed to the chiral anomaly in electron transport theory.
Weyl semimetals, characterized by Dirac points, are studied as their metallic counterparts, Weyl metals, where Dirac points are hidden within the Fermi surface. The paper shows that these materials can exhibit large negative magnetoresistance with unusual anisotropy. Additionally, new types of plasma waves are found in these systems.
The semiclassical Boltzmann kinetic equation is used to describe electron transport in metals at low magnetic fields and high temperatures. The anomalous term in the equation, proportional to the Berry curvature, is crucial for the chiral anomaly. The Berry curvature is divergence-free except at isolated points in momentum space, associated with band degeneracies.
The paper derives the kinetic equation for the distribution function in the presence of electric and magnetic fields, showing that the number of particles in each valley is not conserved due to the chiral anomaly. This anomaly leads to a negative magnetoresistance, which is an increasing function of the magnetic field. The conductivity tensor's components are analyzed, with the anomaly-related contribution dominating at small magnetic fields.
The chiral anomaly is shown to result in a unique mechanism for negative magnetoresistance. The paper also discusses the difference between anomaly-related and conventional Drude contributions to the conductivity tensor. For anisotropic Fermi surfaces, the anomaly-related contribution can be significant, and the conductivity tensor's components depend on the magnetic field.
The paper also explores the existence of new plasma waves in Weyl metals, with frequencies dependent on the magnetic field and temperature. The results are valid for Weyl metals with preserved time-reversal symmetry, while systems without such symmetry allow different contributions to the conductivity.
The study highlights the importance of the chiral anomaly in Weyl metals, leading to unusual transport properties and new types of plasma waves. The findings are supported by theoretical models and comparisons with experimental data.